Medialynx, Clockwork make Inc.'s list of 5,000 fastest-growing U.S. companies

Wednesday

Aug 29, 2007 at 10:29 AM

STAFF REPORT

Two Sarasota companies made the 2007 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private U.S. businesses compiled by Inc. magazine.

At No. 486 was Medialynx Group, which handles page layout, design, and illustration of textbooks and digital-media materials for publishers.

The company, which employs 96, reported revenue growth of 611.6 percent from 2003 to 2006. Medialynx’s revenue went from $359,369 to $2.6 million.

Medialynx, founded in 2000, does its production in India allowing it handle big jobs with thousands of pages of manuscripts.

The other local company on Inc.’s list was the far larger Clockwork Home Services Inc., which came in at No. 822.

The Sarasota company, which owns and franchises home repair concepts in the air-conditioning, electrical and plumbing sectors, also placed 45th in the top 100 private companies in the construction industry.

Clockwork reported sales growth was 418.7 percent from 2003 to 2006, with revenues rising from $22.1 million to $114.4 million.